In their world, autocrats always win because they dictate the truth. But loyalty to the lie transforms into a modern definition of autocrat.

6 Select Committee hearings, election deniers are a troubling aspect in our American democracy. While Pelosi stood up for democracy in Taiwan, it’s been a mixed bag in America where Democracy triumphed recently in Kansas when a majority voted to keep abortion a constitutional right in that state.īut democracy remained befuddling in Arizona and Michigan in particular when voters chose candidates who believe in the “Big Lie,” that former President Donald Trump won in 2020. and especially during any election in these unique times. It’s also a choice we face every day here in the U.S. Americans instinctively know the difference between autocracy and democracy. No, autocracy in the starkest of terms is dictatorship. Said Pelosi, “We take this trip at a time when the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy.”Īutocracy? That isn’t being forced to drive a plug-in electric car. stands by democracies like Taiwan which is standing up to its bully, China. When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went to Taiwan last week, she emphatically defended her visit, saying U.S. So, we should take this unique moment as a civics lesson to appreciate the system we have in our own country, as flawed and as imperfect as it is. But is Griner equal to an international arms dealer? An angel for a devil doesn’t make sense, which only means any agreement will take time. and Russia now discuss prisoner swaps the same way NBA teams try to figure out trades. It was almost too much to bear.Īlthough Griner has said she doesn’t want to talk about politics or being a pawn, that is exactly what she is. There was no joy from her cell in a Russian court, where justice is a sham, and a guilty verdict was handed down for less than a gram of cannabis in a vape pen.īut then came the capper, a prison camp sentence of 9 1/2 years. The televised images of Griner behind bars were nothing like the glory images of Griner on the basketball court. It’s going to be a long wait before it’s all over.

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